Season 5

Season 5
Season	5
Episodes	24
Aired from	September 24, 1998 - May 20, 1999
Premiere	The One After Ross Says Rachel
Finale	The One In Vegas, Part 2
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The fifth season of Friends aired from September 24, 1998 to May 20, 1999 on NBC in the US.

Season summary

Following Ross and Emily's wedding, Rachel finally tells Ross of her continued feelings. They both find it crazy when they realize that Rachel is in love with a married man whose wife won't return his calls. In the season finale, a drunk Ross and Rachel stumble out of a Las Vegas wedding chapel.

Annoyed by Ross's repeated, failed attempts to win her over, Emily finally contacts Ross to tell him to stop harassing her and her family. She eventually agrees to giving their marriage a chance, making a few demands in the process: Ross must move into a new apartment, because everything that is in his old apartment reminds her of Rachel; additionally, Ross must cut Rachel out of his life. While Ross agrees to move out of his apartment, he eventually draws the line at cutting Rachel out of his life. Emily's inability to trust Ross results in her deciding to end their marriage. Sometime later, Emily leaves a message on Ross's answering machine and wonders if the divorce was a mistake - even though she is set to marry another man. Ross refuses to call her back, not wanting to reunite with his manipulative and controlling ex-wife.

After sleeping with each other while in London, Monica and Chandler decide to establish a secret relationship. Joey is the first to find out about Monica and Chandler's relationship early in the season. Rachel finds out mid-season, when she ends up eavesdropping on a phone call, and Phoebe is the last person to find out about the relationship. Joey, Rachel and Phoebe confront Monica and Chandler about their deception by playing a trick on them, and Chandler and Monica finally admit that they have fallen in love with each other. During a trip to Las Vegas, Chandler and Monica begin to wonder if they are seeing signs that are telling them that they should get married.

It received Emmy nominations in 1999 for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Cast

Main Cast

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer as Ross Geller

Recurring Cast

Helen Baxendale as Emily Waltham
George Newbern as Danny
Michael Rapaport as Gary

Trivia

• The first lines of the season are "Friends, family..." spoken by the minister at Ross and Emily's wedding.
• In all of her appearances in Season 5 Helen Baxendale was pregnant.

See also

• Friends: The Complete Fifth Season
• Season 5 Characters
• The One with Ross and Emily's wedding movie

Episode List

#	Total	Image	Title	Writer	Director	Original Airdate
1	98		"The One After Ross Says Rachel"	Seth Kurland	Kevin S. Bright	September 24, 1998
			Ross's nuptials continue after his slip-of-the-tongue but wedded bliss doesn't follow. Monica and Chandler try continuing their affair but can't steal a moment alone.
2	99		"The One With All The Kissing"	Wil Calhoun	Gary Halvorson	October 1, 1998
			Ross's attempts at reconciling with Emily go unheeded. Chandler and Monica's affair is challenged by their "Not-in-New York" rule.
3	100		"The One Hundredth"	Marta Kauffman & David Crane	Kevin S. Bright	October 8, 1998
			Phoebe is rushed to the hospital, where triplets are born. Joey gets hospitalized next - when his sympathy labor pains turn out to be kidney stones. An unsuspecting Rachel arranges a date for Monica with a male nurse.
4	101		"The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS"	Michael Curtis	Shelley Jensen	October 15, 1998
			Phoebe resents Joey's PBS telethon gig because of a long-running grudge she holds against the network. To cover up her affair with Chandler, Monica tells Rachel she's dating someone from work.
5	102		"The One With The Kips"	Scott Silveri	Dana De Vally Piazza	October 29, 1998
			Monica and Chandler go to Atlantic City for a weekend by themselves. Ross tries to tell Rachel they can't be friends once Emily arrives in New York.
6	103		"The One With The Yeti"	Alexa Junge	Gary Halvorson	November 5, 1998
			While rummaging in the storage room, Monica and Rachel meet a hairy neighbor they first mistake for a yeti. To smooth things over with Emily, Ross agrees to de-Rachelize his apartment.
7	104		"The One Where Ross Moves In"	Perry Rein & Gigi McCreery	Gary Halvorson	November 12, 1998
			With his marriage on the rocks, Ross moves in with Chandler and Joey. Rachel is convinced that her neighbor Danny is trying to seduce her with mind games.
8	105		"The One With All The Thanksgivings"	Greg Malins	Kevin S. Bright	November 19, 1998
			The gang reminisces about their worst Thanksgivings. Phoebe's takes her back to 1862. Elaborate tales are spun to try and uncover Monica's worst memory.
9	106		"The One With Ross' Sandwich"	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	Gary Halvorson	December 10, 1998
			Ross is enraged when someone at work steals his Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. Joey threatens to crack under the strain of knowing about Monica and Chandler's affair.
10	107		"The One With The Inappropriate Sister"	Shana Goldberg-Meehan	Dana De Vally Piazza	December 17, 1998
			Monica maneuvers Rachel and Danny into dating but Rachel has second thoughts after observing Danny's unusually close relationship with his sister.
11	108		"The One With All The Resolutions"	Teleplay by Suzie Villandry, Story by Brian Boyle	Joe Regalbuto	January 7, 1999
			As the new year approaches, everyone makes resolutions, some more realistic than others. Ross's resolution causes him to wear hot leather pants on a date...perhaps too hot.
12	109		"The One With Chandler's Work Laugh"	Alicia Sky Varinaitis	Kevin S. Bright	January 21, 1999
			Monica uncovers the fake laugh Chandler reserves for his boss's bad jokes. Rachel is upset that Monica hasn't 'fessed up about her affair. Word comes of Emily's remarriage plans.
13	110		"The One With Joey's Bag"	Teleplay by Seth Kurland, Story by Michael Curtis	Gail Mancuso	February 4, 1999
			When Rachel helps Joey change his image to help him land an acting gig, she includes a shoulder bag that's rather purselike. Phoebe is shocked when her dad attends her grandmother's funeral.
14	111		"The One Where Everybody Finds Out"	Alexa Junge	Michael Lembeck	February 11, 1999
			When Phoebe finds out about the Monica/Chandler affair, she tests Chandler via flirtation. Ugly Naked Guy's apartment goes up for rent and Ross wants it.
15	112		"The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey"	Adam Chase	Kevin S. Bright	February 18, 1999
			When Joey starts dating Katie, he finds she packs a painful punch. Ross has trouble making friends with his new neighbors.
16	113		"The One With The Cop"	Teleplay by Gigi McCreery & Perry Rein, Story by Alicia Sky Varinaitis	Andrew Tsao	February 25, 1999
			Phoebe finds a police badge inside the Central Perk sofa. Rather than return it, she decides to embark on a "good-deeds" campaign. Joey is unnerved by his romantic dream about Monica.
17	114		"The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss"	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	Shelley Jensen	March 18, 1999
			After a job interview, Rachel impulsively kisses her potential boss on the cheek. Joey tries to find the apartment of a hot girl who lives in Ross' building but instead ending up in Ross' apartment. Phoebe and Gary vie for "steamiest-affair" with Monica and Chandler.
18	115		"The One Where Rachel Smokes"	Michael Curtis	Todd Holland	April 8, 1999
			Rachel takes up smoking at her new job as a way of making inroads with the boss. Ross' son Ben joins Joey on an audition for a soup commerical.
19	116		"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"	Doty Abrams	Gail Mancuso	April 22, 1999
			Joey's Italian-speaking grandma joins the gang in watching his Law & Order debut. Ross decides to order lots and lots of pizza in order to flirt with the delivery girl.
20	117		"The One With The Ride-Along"	Shana Goldberg-Meehan & Seth Kurland	Gary Halvorson	April 29, 1999
			As Emily's wedding nears, the group does its best to distract Ross. A gunshot and a meatball sandwich take center stage when the guys go out on the beat with Phoebe's cop boyfriend.
21	118		"The One With The Ball"	Teleplay by Greg Malins, Story by Scott Silveri	Gary Halvorson	May 6, 1999
			Phoebe asks Chandler to talk Gary out of asking her to move in with him. To fulfill a childhood dream, Rachel buys a sphinx cat which doesn't behave as planned.
22	119		"The One With Joey's Big Break"	Teleplay by Wil Calhoun, Story by Shana Goldberg-Meehan	Gary Halvorson	May 13, 1999
			Joey is excited about landing a lead role in a movie shooting just outside Las Vegas - but furious with Chandler after he confesses his doubts that it will be his "big break." Rachel's right eye is itchy and Monica takes her to the doctor who tells her to take eye drops. But however, Rachel is terrified to take the eye-drops.
23	120		"The One In Vegas, Part 1"	Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen	Kevin S. Bright	May 20, 1999
			After his film gig falls through, Joey begs Chandler not to visit. But when Monica decides to celebrate her one-year anniversary with Chandler in Vegas, no one wants to be left behind.
24	121		"The One In Vegas, Part 2"	Greg Malins & Scott Silveri	Kevin S. Bright	May 20, 1999
			Joey tries to convince a blackjack dealter with identical hands to join him in a business venture. While playing craps with Monica, Chandler makes the bet of a lifetime.

<< Season 4		Season 5					Season 6 >>
#01	"The One After Ross Says Rachel"		#09	"The One With Ross' Sandwich"		#17	"The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss"
#02	"The One With All The Kissing"		#10	"The One With The Inappropriate Sister"		#18	"The One Where Rachel Smokes"
#03	"The One Hundredth"		#11	"The One With All The Resolutions"		#19	"The One Where Ross Can't Flirt"
#04	"The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS"		#12	"The One With Chandler's Work Laugh"		#20	"The One With The Ride-Along"
#05	"The One With The Kips"		#13	"The One With Joey's Bag"		#21	"The One With The Ball"
#06	"The One With The Yeti"		#14	"The One Where Everybody Finds Out"		#22	"The One With Joey's Big Break"
#07	"The One Where Ross Moves In"		#15	"The One With The Girl Who Hits Joey"		#23	"The One In Vegas, Part 1"
#08	"The One With All The Thanksgivings"		#16	"The One With The Cop"		#24	"The One In Vegas, Part 2"